2.99 AVERAGE

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columbidae's review

2.0
dark sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark funny fast-paced
challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This novel is the PRIME example of “I laughed, I cried, I learned.”

Despite some minor self-publishing errors, I knew I was in for a literary journey when I saw Quan Mills’s TikTok about this first chapter; however, I was NOT expecting an emotional journey as well as the social commentary. I’m not privy to the world of “urban pulp fiction” as Millz calls it, but this seemed like if the Boondocks was in book format. I did think once or twice, “Can I laugh?” But Lord I did not expect a lump in my throat. Well played Mr. Millz, well played.
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sbtariq's review

3.0
dark emotional sad fast-paced

Surprisingly decent read. I thought it would be a goofy book about a girl with roaches at her apartment but it was truly more than that. 
challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was suggested to me in a conversation about romcom books and erotica so I wrongly assumed it was one of those. This is by no needs a happy book. There is kind of a HEA but it was not satisfactory but then neither is real life for some people. 

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slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

surprising commentary on family court system and incarceration but also really ridiculous at times
dark emotional fast-paced
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been_wondering's review

1.75
dark funny sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Well… I certainly thought there’d be more roaches and less family violence

ddescamps's review


For cursed book club with Mckenzie: ….. what did I just read lol
dark funny sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No